holdeth

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless.

When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.

There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise.

Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.

But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.

How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?

And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a sceptre, as though he were a judge of the country.

For if any one does violence to a holy man, he repenteth; for the holy man is merciful to his reviler, and holdeth his peace.